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[cannedheat]

hi chaps wot wot
any off you sherman buffs can tell me if there was any other gun mounted in the 105 turret[ or the turret on the hl sherman] other than the 105 howy not a sherman man ,well not yet any way was just wondering if , ta ta for now wot wot.

[tanker 242]

hi cannedheat sherman tanks had three types of gun fitted / the 105 / the 75 short barrel & the 17lbder commonly called the firefly hope this helps tanker 242

[MichaelC]

Don't forget the 76mm with or without muzzle brakes on the M4A3E8s.......

[tanker 242]

true allso known as the easy eight which went on to be used in korea ,tanker 242

[buckeye36]

76 was mounted in a different turret, T-23 turret.
http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minu ... rrets.html

[cannedheat]

hi chaps wot wot ,so can one put a 75 /76 mm on the turret type on the heng long sherman without having to change turret just replace barrel. the info on the t,23 turret is somthing. wot wot .ta ta for now.

[Saracen]

The 105mm used a special heavy duty mantlet, so you would need to change that as well.

Turret types are described here:

http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minu ... types.html

Adrian.

[cannedheat]

spot on old chap good reference,thanks, looks like its stays as is unlles they did the howie with the hvss wide track ? tata for now wot wot

[cannedheat]

oops didnt dawn on me that tamyia do /did the hvss,105